Hi all,
Thanks for such a great semester. I really enjoyed our class a lot and I appreciate all that you taught me this semester.
I have read all of your blogs and I left you each a comment on your last post with some summarized thoughts.
Please stop in and see me in HBS 207 if you are around the building next semester. I will leave all your work to pick up outside my office in January.
Happy, healthy new year.
LB :)
Monday, December 17, 2007
Saturday, December 8, 2007
Breaking news...
Hi all,
I thought you might be interested in hearing about the latest in Cass' divorce case. The RI Supreme Court decided that the RI Family Court can not grant her a divorce. For more information, read here.
Looking forward to your presentations next week. Have a good weekend.
LB :)
I thought you might be interested in hearing about the latest in Cass' divorce case. The RI Supreme Court decided that the RI Family Court can not grant her a divorce. For more information, read here.
Looking forward to your presentations next week. Have a good weekend.
LB :)
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Promising Practices
Hi all,
Just want to remind you to check out the Promising Practices registration materials for the conference on Nov. 3.
http://www.ric.edu/promisingpractices/
Bring your registration to me on Tuesday with a $10 check, or turn it in yourself in HBS 218.
Have a good weekend.
LB :)
Just want to remind you to check out the Promising Practices registration materials for the conference on Nov. 3.
http://www.ric.edu/promisingpractices/
Bring your registration to me on Tuesday with a $10 check, or turn it in yourself in HBS 218.
Have a good weekend.
LB :)
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Playing on my blog...
Hey all,
Just experimenting with my blog and trying to model better practice!!
Check out this video:
Just experimenting with my blog and trying to model better practice!!
Check out this video:
Monday, October 22, 2007
Newsworthy...
Hi all,
Just wanted to share this article that ran in the Projo on Sunday. In it, Cass talks about coming to our class a couple weeks ago, including a shout out at the end to a comment Kelsey made in class.
Click here to read it
Also, don't forget to bring all of your Service Learning materials to class this week. On Tuesday, we will work mostly on the Kahne and Westheimer article, and then on Thursday we will focus entirely on your journals as we plan the final project for the SL experience.
See you Tuesday!
LB :)
Just wanted to share this article that ran in the Projo on Sunday. In it, Cass talks about coming to our class a couple weeks ago, including a shout out at the end to a comment Kelsey made in class.
Click here to read it
Also, don't forget to bring all of your Service Learning materials to class this week. On Tuesday, we will work mostly on the Kahne and Westheimer article, and then on Thursday we will focus entirely on your journals as we plan the final project for the SL experience.
See you Tuesday!
LB :)
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Using your Blogs
Hi all,
I've really been enjoying reading your blogs!! And seeing the way some of you are using pictures, links, and comments, I really want to spend some time soon getting my own blog up to par, and make it prettier. Don't hesitate to come back and add a new post after our class discussions. Only a few of you have done that, but I love hearing how you are making sense of things in class as we discuss them.
I am looking forward to hearing more about how class went on Tuesday, and telling you about my experience in the RI Supreme Court!
See you in the morning...
LB :)
I've really been enjoying reading your blogs!! And seeing the way some of you are using pictures, links, and comments, I really want to spend some time soon getting my own blog up to par, and make it prettier. Don't hesitate to come back and add a new post after our class discussions. Only a few of you have done that, but I love hearing how you are making sense of things in class as we discuss them.
I am looking forward to hearing more about how class went on Tuesday, and telling you about my experience in the RI Supreme Court!
See you in the morning...
LB :)
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Don't Miss Diversity Week!
Hey all,
Don't miss out on the amazing events on campus this week! Any of them would be excellent to use for your Diversity Event.
Link to the full calendar of events this week at RIC
LB :)
Don't miss out on the amazing events on campus this week! Any of them would be excellent to use for your Diversity Event.
Link to the full calendar of events this week at RIC
LB :)
Monday, September 24, 2007
Blogs are up and running!
Hi all,
Looks like most of your blogs are up and running! A few of you still need to post comments on my blog so I can set up your link. Make sure you get to that before class tomorrow. Or email me if you are having troubel so we can set up a time to help you get set up...
Feel free to go click on each other's blogs to read and post comments (everyone loves getting comments -- it makes us fee like someone is listening to us!!). And don't forget to read mine, too, from time to time. I will try to put up notes and other comments about class.
See you in class on Tuesday to talk about Kozol and McIntosh.
LB :)
Looks like most of your blogs are up and running! A few of you still need to post comments on my blog so I can set up your link. Make sure you get to that before class tomorrow. Or email me if you are having troubel so we can set up a time to help you get set up...
Feel free to go click on each other's blogs to read and post comments (everyone loves getting comments -- it makes us fee like someone is listening to us!!). And don't forget to read mine, too, from time to time. I will try to put up notes and other comments about class.
See you in class on Tuesday to talk about Kozol and McIntosh.
LB :)
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
Welcome to FNED 346
Welcome to this new assignment in FNED 346... a blogging adventure! Sometime before Sept. 25, you will set up your own blog to use this semester for all of your Talking Points assignments.
A blog is your very own, personal online journal. It is public, in that I and your classmates can read it and comment on it, but it is your space and you can control most everything about it. (If you want to make it private so that *only* members of this class can read it, I can show you how to do so).
In the context of this course, your blog has two purposes:
1) Your blog will provide a space for you to keep all of your Talking Points assignments over the course of our semester together. You will not hand in written assignments to me each week; rather you will post them on your blog. In this sense, your blog is merely your assignment notebook that you will use as you read and prepare for class each week.
2) Creating your own blog will also introduce you to the blogisphere if you don't know this place already. I hope that you will discover creative educational uses for this online medium. You will see how easy it is to use blogger.com, and perhaps it will inspire you to bring blogs into your own classroom someday.
So here's how it works:
You are going to set up your own blog. If you don't think of yourself as very "tech-saavy," don't stress! The site below makes it very easy for you to get your own personal space up and running in no time at all.
Once you get your blogs up and running, I will provide links to each of them on the right of this page (where your names are already listed). You can come here to this page (my blog) if you want to to read what I write, or to link to one another's blogs as well. This site is new and improved so managing, editing, posting, designing and getting creative on your blog is now easier than ever!
To start your own blog, you will go to:
www.blogger.com
The big orange arrow at the bottom right of the page will direct you to creating your own blog on a site called blogspot.com. Follow the instructions to open up a free account. As you fill in the info, you will be asked to name your blog:
http://_______.blogspot.com
This will be the web address associated with your site. you can call it anything you like. Be clever or simple (or both) -- it is up to you.
You will also need to choose a design template for your blog. Look through the options listed and see what appeals to you. Again, up to you. Once it is all set up, you can go in and change things, edit, create a more creative space, etc. As you wish...
Once you have the account set up, you will need to start posting in order to get the blog up and running. (Nothing will show up until you post that first entry.) A “posting” is an entry on your blog. (For clarification, you have one blog, but many postings). Give the posting a title and then compose as you would any journal entry. When you are finished, hit the button at the bottom that says Publish Post. It will not appear on your blog until you publish it. You can always go back and edit old posts and create new ones.
Your First Post:
Your first post should be a short introduction to you: who are you, how your semester is goiung so far, what do you do when you are not in class, etc. (Just a short paragraph — no big deal). You will post the rest of the entries as they are due (see course syllabus for dates),
When you are done creating your site and posting your first entry, please come back to this blog and post a comment at the end of my first posting (scroll down) that includes your blog address so that I can post it in the link list to the right.
Some Tips and Helpful Hints:
LB :)
A blog is your very own, personal online journal. It is public, in that I and your classmates can read it and comment on it, but it is your space and you can control most everything about it. (If you want to make it private so that *only* members of this class can read it, I can show you how to do so).
In the context of this course, your blog has two purposes:
1) Your blog will provide a space for you to keep all of your Talking Points assignments over the course of our semester together. You will not hand in written assignments to me each week; rather you will post them on your blog. In this sense, your blog is merely your assignment notebook that you will use as you read and prepare for class each week.
2) Creating your own blog will also introduce you to the blogisphere if you don't know this place already. I hope that you will discover creative educational uses for this online medium. You will see how easy it is to use blogger.com, and perhaps it will inspire you to bring blogs into your own classroom someday.
So here's how it works:
You are going to set up your own blog. If you don't think of yourself as very "tech-saavy," don't stress! The site below makes it very easy for you to get your own personal space up and running in no time at all.
Once you get your blogs up and running, I will provide links to each of them on the right of this page (where your names are already listed). You can come here to this page (my blog) if you want to to read what I write, or to link to one another's blogs as well. This site is new and improved so managing, editing, posting, designing and getting creative on your blog is now easier than ever!
To start your own blog, you will go to:
www.blogger.com
The big orange arrow at the bottom right of the page will direct you to creating your own blog on a site called blogspot.com. Follow the instructions to open up a free account. As you fill in the info, you will be asked to name your blog:
http://_______.blogspot.com
This will be the web address associated with your site. you can call it anything you like. Be clever or simple (or both) -- it is up to you.
You will also need to choose a design template for your blog. Look through the options listed and see what appeals to you. Again, up to you. Once it is all set up, you can go in and change things, edit, create a more creative space, etc. As you wish...
Once you have the account set up, you will need to start posting in order to get the blog up and running. (Nothing will show up until you post that first entry.) A “posting” is an entry on your blog. (For clarification, you have one blog, but many postings). Give the posting a title and then compose as you would any journal entry. When you are finished, hit the button at the bottom that says Publish Post. It will not appear on your blog until you publish it. You can always go back and edit old posts and create new ones.
Your First Post:
Your first post should be a short introduction to you: who are you, how your semester is goiung so far, what do you do when you are not in class, etc. (Just a short paragraph — no big deal). You will post the rest of the entries as they are due (see course syllabus for dates),
When you are done creating your site and posting your first entry, please come back to this blog and post a comment at the end of my first posting (scroll down) that includes your blog address so that I can post it in the link list to the right.
Some Tips and Helpful Hints:
- Once you are in your blog, look at the top right corner of the screen. If you click on the word CUSTOMIZE, you will be able to make design changes, create new posts, edit old posts, etc.
- If you want to make your blog a bit more interesting, poke around online and make a list of websites related to education, diversity, social justice or anything else relevant and post them on your blog as a Resource List. To do this, view your blog and click on the CUSTOMIZE link at the top right corner of your screen. Click on ADD A NEW ELEMENT, and then choose Link List. This will allow you to add as many links as you desire. They will show up in a box on your blog!
- Just do the best you can with this. If you get stuck, don't fret... I am happy to help you anytime as you work on getting this started. Send me an email, come see me in office hours, or grab me after class. And remember: you can't break it. It is just a blog. Everything can be changed if need be!
LB :)
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